NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round-up of today’s news.
IRELAND
- An investigation has been launched into the discovery of a man’s body in Co Meath
- Former Justice Minister Alan Shatter has filed High Court proceedings over the Guerin Report.
- Penalty points are being increased soon for some driving offences.
- NAMA is selling its first retail park portfolio – for €110 million.
- Most senators are coming back for tomorrow’s Seanad session on Gaza – but some are on holidays.
- AIB has reported a profit for the first time since the property crash.
- Have you seen these photos taken by Irish priest Fr Browne during WWI?
- On the roads today, a 23-year-old driver was killed in Dublin and a truck crashed into a shop in Dingle, Co Kerry.
INTERNATIONAL
#GAZA: An Israeli strike on a Gaza market during today’s partial ceasefire has killed at leas 17 people.
#NIGERIA: Nigerian security forces today arrested a 10-year-old child they say was strapped with explosives.
#WIKILEAKS: Here’s what you need to know about the latest release from Wikileaks.
INNOVATION
- You can now find electric car plug-in points “every 60km”.
- Vision-correcting displays are being developed that will create sharp images without the need for glasses or contact lenses. [ScienceDaily]
PARTING SHOT
The Moon might look perfectly round, but scientists now say it is actually slightly flat – and a bit bulgy. [The New York Times]
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